Hello fellow pond lovers! - 04/23/18 11:30 PM
Ok, so I've recently acquired some property with three ponds on it, making me a first time pond owner. I love water and ponds, but know next to nothing about owning/maintaining one, thus my introductory post here. I'd love to hear ideas/input/advice from you guys. So here's what I know about what I have so far, the neighbors tell me that the previous owner had the three ponds dug 30+ years ago to support trout farming, however, at some point during his ownership the springs dried up some and were no longer sufficient to support the trout operation, they've been untouched for about the last decade. That's pretty much it.
So without further ado, here are my three beauties.
Pond #1 - Upper/Smaller Pond
Elevation 2315 Ft
Perimeter ~65 Ft
Area ~0.01 Ft
There may be an overflow pipe in this pond, but I've never seen it, and if there is one, it's probably plugged, as the overflow runs down the side as a small surface stream down to the middle pond.
Pond #2 - Middle Pond
Elevation 2300 Ft
Perimeter ~200 Ft
Area ~0.1 Acres
Photo of the 3" overflow pipe that I believe flows into the lower pond.
Current tadpole population:
Fish I spotted
Pond #3 - Lower Pond
Elevation 2315 Ft
Perimeter ~65 Ft
Area ~0.01 Ft
Fish I spotted
6" Drain Pipe outlet - A week or so ago, I put a pvc adapter on the end of the pipe that will allow me to raise the water level by adding interchangeable pipe lengths, the adapter alone added about 3 inches of height, and I was surprised that within a day, the pond had filled the additional 3" completely and resumed overflowing through the pipe.
Aerial Photos
GIS
Google Earth
So what do I want with these ponds? I want to enjoy them! I have kids that want to fish and swim in them, and it would certainly be nice to get some fresh fish dinners. Possibly even some electricity generation.
-Thanks
*Edit - Images should now be viewable.
So without further ado, here are my three beauties.
Pond #1 - Upper/Smaller Pond
Elevation 2315 Ft
Perimeter ~65 Ft
Area ~0.01 Ft
There may be an overflow pipe in this pond, but I've never seen it, and if there is one, it's probably plugged, as the overflow runs down the side as a small surface stream down to the middle pond.
Pond #2 - Middle Pond
Elevation 2300 Ft
Perimeter ~200 Ft
Area ~0.1 Acres
Photo of the 3" overflow pipe that I believe flows into the lower pond.
Current tadpole population:
Fish I spotted
Pond #3 - Lower Pond
Elevation 2315 Ft
Perimeter ~65 Ft
Area ~0.01 Ft
Fish I spotted
6" Drain Pipe outlet - A week or so ago, I put a pvc adapter on the end of the pipe that will allow me to raise the water level by adding interchangeable pipe lengths, the adapter alone added about 3 inches of height, and I was surprised that within a day, the pond had filled the additional 3" completely and resumed overflowing through the pipe.
Aerial Photos
GIS
Google Earth
So what do I want with these ponds? I want to enjoy them! I have kids that want to fish and swim in them, and it would certainly be nice to get some fresh fish dinners. Possibly even some electricity generation.
-Thanks
*Edit - Images should now be viewable.